Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.7° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 12PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
290
314
168
186
290
341
371
381
318
351
194
154
123
159
183
183
149
153
131
102
88
103
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:15AM1.72m
6:59PM1.91m
7:13AM1.74m
7:50PM1.94m
8:09AM1.76m
8:38PM1.93m
Low Tide
00:03AM0.33m
12:22PM0.15m
1:03AM0.27m
1:15PM0.11m
1:58AM0.20m
2:09PM0.11m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
9
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
9
5
7
8
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
12
12
13
14
15
13
12
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